Essbase Logs

Essbase Logs

This topic describes the logs that Essbase Server creates to record information about server, application, and database activities..

Note:

Log files (except for Essbase Server log files) may be located under ARBORPATH/app/appname, depending on the value of the DEFAULTLOGLOCATION configuration parameter.

 Summary of Logs

Type of Log	Location of Log	Information Included
Essbase Server log	HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/ESSBASE.LOG Note: If your installation contains multiple instances of Essbase Server, each instance has its own log file directory, as controlled by the InstanceID configuration setting. For example: if InstanceID is set to inst1, the logging directory for that instance is HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase_inst1.	Server activities and errors
Application log	HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/appname/ appname.LOG	Application activities and errors
Query log	HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/appname/dbname/dbname00001.qlg	Query patterns of Essbase database retrievals
Outline change log	HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/appname/dbname/dbname.olg	Changes to the outline
Exception log	One of these locations: ARBORPATH/log00001.xcp HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/log00001.xcp HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/appname/log00001.xcp HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/appname/dbname/log00001.xcp	Errors that result when Essbase Server stops abnormally
Dimension build and data load error logs	One of these locations ARBORPATH/client/dataload.err HYPERION_HOME/logs/essbase/app/appname/appname.log	Errors from a dimension build or a data load